Parasmaipada and Atmanepada
There are two kinds of words in Sanskrit:
The words that are used for the activity done by others are called Parasmaipada.
2. Atmanepada
The words that are used for the activity done by ourselfare called Atmanepada.
परस्मैपदी words
आत्मनेपदी words
In short, the main difference between these two words is:
Word for another - परस्मैपदी
Word for oneself -आत्मनेपदी
Certain verbs can be used as परस्मैपदी as well as आत्मनेपदी verbs. Such verbs are said to be उभयपदी in Sanskrit.
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